Briefly describe and discuss HIPPA. How would this program relate to you as counselor?
What will be an ideal response?
• HIPAA stands for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. It's a federal government program designed to promote security of individual's information on the Internet.
• This legislation addresses many goals and objectives including guaranteed security and privacy of health information. It provides new protection for workers and their families who may have pre existing medical conditions and could suffer discrimination when seeking health coverage.
• Employers and other health care providers are required to incorporate privacy provisions.
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The effects of toxins on a fetus, especially during the first trimester, are _________.
a. insignificant b. only concerning if the mother has a substance addiction c. magnified d. only concerning if more than one drug is ingested
An individual who is in the contemplation stage of change is:
a. unaware that they have a problem. b. aware of a problem and considering change. c. intending to make changes in the near future. d. working on modifying their behavior.
What does Pinsoff mean by “problem-maintenance structure?”
A. The cognitive structure that each client brings to every session B. The client’s reluctance to change C. The set of factors—including personal, social, organizational, community, and political factors—that keeps clients from identifying, exploring, and doing something about their problem situations and unused opportunities D. The set of factors—including historical, genetic, and unconscious factors—that keeps clients from identifying, exploring, and doing something about their problems and unused opportunities
What strengths have been attributed to the DSM-IV?
a. It streamlines the diagnostic process and suggests appropriate treatment options. b. It helps the therapist ask the right questions and offers common terminology both for symptom reference and for diagnoses. c. The research for the DSM-IV has been conducted all over the world and encompasses people of all cultural backgrounds. d. It is not at all influenced by social values. This is a great advantage over individual counselors who are influenced by their own values. e. It has contributed to vastly improved diagnoses within the managed care realm.